Post by thread:[EE]: (re)engineering (was 4066 wired to external

> I apologise to the many professional engineers here for my "bucket > science" solutions! I am not an engineer, I'm maybe a "re-engineer"?? > ;o) > -Roman LOL Note that the above sentence includes the words 'engineer' and 'science'. Remember, engineers are _not_ scientists. While they should work logically, they have to build something that _works_, and _continues_ to work! Old Roman stone arch bridges rarely fail, I expect they are rather 'over-engineered'. The Varazano (sp?) Narrows bridge was 'scientifically' designed. Look what happened to it. Just my opinion/attitude. Bob Ammerman RAm Systems (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level software) -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use spam_OUTlistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST

Don't you mean Kent Narrows? Last time I looked, the Verrazano was still a good way to get into New York City. Andy Bob Ammerman <.....RAMMERMANKILLspam@spam@PRODIGY.NET> on 10/12/2000 07:35:23 AM Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list <PICLISTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU> To: .....PICLISTKILLspam.....MITVMA.MIT.EDU cc: (bcc: Andrew Kunz/TDI_NOTES) Subject: [EE]: (re)engineering (was 4066 wired to external circuit - Protection required?) > I apologise to the many professional engineers here for my "bucket > science" solutions! I am not an engineer, I'm maybe a "re-engineer"?? > ;o) > -Roman LOL Note that the above sentence includes the words 'engineer' and 'science'. Remember, engineers are _not_ scientists. While they should work logically, they have to build something that _works_, and _continues_ to work! Old Roman stone arch bridges rarely fail, I expect they are rather 'over-engineered'. The Varazano (sp?) Narrows bridge was 'scientifically' designed. Look what happened to it. Just my opinion/attitude. Bob Ammerman RAm Systems (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level software) -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use EraseMElistservspam_OUTTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use listservspam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST

> Don't you mean Kent Narrows? Last time I looked, the > Verrazano was still a good > way to get into New York City. The only one that sprang to mind for me was the Tacoma Narrows... http://www.me.utexas.edu/~uer/papers/paper_jk.html Peter -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use @spam@listservKILLspammitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST

Engineering doesn't always require building something. I'm an engineer rather than a scientist. I also work on the flight mechanics and biomechanics of a couple of late-Cretaceous azhdarchid pterodactyls. That type of engineering doesn't require that anything be built, or that it continue to work (they quit working about 65 million years ago). But in my mind, it is still engineering rather than science. Jim Bob Ammerman wrote: > Remember, engineers are _not_ scientists. While they should work logically, > they have to build something that _works_, and _continues_ to work! -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use KILLspamlistservKILLspammitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST